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Drug Injury Lawyer

Representing the Injured in Kentucky and Tennessee

There have been a variety of drugs in the news of late with a variety of drug manufacturers in the spotlight. The pharmaceutical industry is hugely competitive. Drug manufacturing giants aggressively market their products, often with their eyes strictly on profits. Specific health risks associated with their “wonder drugs” are frequently downplayed or hidden from the public. All too often, the FDA (www.fda.gov) must request stricter warning labels, only to pull the drug off the market months later. However, by the time of these drug recalls, many case reports of drug injury and even death have accumulated.

A Kentucky or Tennessee drug injury lawyer at Hughes & Coleman handles pharmaceutical cases because the public deserves compensation for drug companies' carelessness. Too many drugs have made headlines with their frightening side effects, which include: primary pulmonary hypertension, hemorrhagic strokes, kidney damage, kidney failure, and more.

Follow the links for information you need to know
about some of these drug recalls and drug injuries.

Digitek®

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class I recall of the drug Digitek after reports of serious adverse reactions and digitalis toxicity in some users. Digitek is used to treat congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter, which are types of fast heartbeats. [read more]

Fosamax®

Fosamax® (alendronate), a drug that has been on the market for almost 10 years, has been linked to osteonecrosis of the jaw. Otherwise known as “dead jaw,” osteonecrosis is a severe condition in which the jaw dies and is unable to regenerate, eventually leading to extreme pain and exposed bone in the mouth. [read more]

Heparin Recall

There has been an urgent nationwide recall of heparin units manufactured by Baxter Healthcare. [read more]

Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis

A dye used in MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and MRA (magnetic resonance angiography) scans has been linked to a rare and potentially fatal skin disease in some users. [read more]

Paxil®

On September 27, 2005, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and GlaxoSmithKline notified healthcare professionals of changes to the Pregnancy/PRECAUTIONS section of the Prescribing Information for Paxil® to describe the results of a study of major congenital malformations, which are physical body or organ malformations existing at birth. [read more]

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS)

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome is a severe skin reaction which involves rashes and blisters that can progress to third-degree-burn-like intensity and may result from pharmaceutical drug use. [read more]

Trasylol®

Trasylol®, a drug frequently used during heart surgery to control bleeding, has been found to double the risk of kidney failure in patients. [read more]

For the most current information about drug safety and regulation, please visit the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

For more information, please visit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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Have you been affected as the result of a drug injury? Contact a Hughes & Coleman drug injury lawyer today. We have offices in Bowling Green, Louisville, Lexington, Murfreesboro, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Clarksville. Complete a Free Online Consultation Form or call us toll free at (800) 489-6000 to contact us today.